The Right Dusts Off Its 'Impeach Clinton' Buttons Milbank/WaPo

[Demeter]

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The Right Dusts Off Its 'Impeach Clinton' Buttons

By Dana Milbank
Friday, April 6, 2007; A02



The Right Wing Conspiracy was not as Vast as it once was, but yesterday's steering committee meeting at the National Press Club still had a decent turnout. WorldNetDaily was there, as well as the New York Sun, two representatives of Accuracy in Media, talk-show host Lester Kinsolving -- and a camera crew from Fox News, natch.

The subject: a new poll, funded by Judicial Watch, finding that people expect Hillary Clinton's administration to be corrupt. Some might regard the findings as premature, given that the Hillary Clinton administration has not been elected and, therefore, has had limited opportunity to demonstrate corruptness. But this was no obstacle to Tom Fitton, the president of Judicial Watch, which back in the day filed drawers full of lawsuits alleging Clinton corruption.

"A total of 42 percent of likely voters describe Hillary Clinton as corrupt," Fitton announced triumphantly. He tiptoed around the finding that a larger number, 51 percent, do not see her as corrupt.

"Forty-five percent of likely voters are concerned that there will be high levels of corruption in the White House if Hillary Clinton is elected president," Fitton continued, this time omitting mention of the 54 percent who are not concerned.

Chuckling, Fitton went on: "Thirty-six percent of likely voters agree with the statement 'If Hillary Clinton is elected president, Bill Clinton cannot be trusted to behave honestly.' " He skipped the 51 percent who say they could trust Bill Clinton.

Still, this was evidence enough for the anti-Clinton crowd. "Over six years after the end of the Clinton administration, a large number of Americans are still concerned about Hillary and Bill Clinton's ethics," the speaker concluded with some satisfaction. "We want to hear more about her involvement in the Clinton travel office firings, someone who got away without a perjury indictment by the skin of her teeth, misuse of funds, failure to report funds properly in her 2000 Senate campaign that resulted in the criminal trial of her national finance director, the fact that her husband earns tens of millions of dollars in outside income from special interests and foreign interests."

I'D PUT MY MONEY ON BUMBLING INCOMPETENCE, MYSELF--CORRUPTION NEEDS A BUSH TO REALLY FLOURISH!

[napi21]

1. I don't know who they surveyed, but I'd find it IMPOSSIBLE for Hillary or

any Dem to be as corrupt as the idiot occupying the WH right now!

[BOSSHOG]

2. 100% of bush supporters are idiots

Those in attendance at the meeting are lying, unprofessional jerkoffs who don't deserve nor understand their constitutional liberties and responsibilities.

[madinmaryland]

3. Wow! For a poll taken of right-wing hacks to have only 42% of them

believing that Hillary would be corrupt is amazing. Considering that this is a poll of right wingers, it sure looks like they are starting to appreciate the Clintons!!1!!

[mwb970]

4. This does show the type of thing they'll bring up if she gets nominated.

I was hoping we had heard the last of the "travel office firings," but now I doubt it.

[MessiahRp]

5. I see this as reason for us to pull impeachment out for Bush

They're already talking about it with a candidate that hasn't even had a primary vote cast for her and we can't discuss this for the biggest criminal organization ever in power in United States history? Come On....

Rp